Welcome to the Simulation Center
CHSU Simulation Advisory Council
The purpose of the CHSU Simulation Center and Program Advisory Council is to represent the community at large, champion simulation-based learning and counsel effective integration of simulation-based learning activities into the CHSU medical student curriculum. The Council provides guidance in shaping the course of interprofessional simulation healthcare education, operating procedures, and future planning and evaluation to the CHSU Simulation staff and faculty.
We are grateful to the following individuals that currently serve on the CHSU Simulation Advisory Council:
Chair of the Council:
Leslie Catron, M.A.ED, BSN, RN, CHSE
Simulation Center Director, Clinical Instructor; CHSU
Council Members:
Kimberly Bilskey, MSN, RN, CHSE
Simulation Coordinator, Critical Care Clinical Education Specialist (ED, NICU, PICU); Valley Children’s Healthcare
Kitty Cazares, MSN
Nursing Program Director; Merced Community College
Lisa Chun, D.O., MS.MEdl, FNAOME, CPE, OHPF
Associate Dean of Osteopathic Clinical Education and Simulation, Associate Professor; CHSU
Grace Durham, MSN
Director Skills and Simulation Lab; National University, Fresno Campus
Darrell Fifield
Standardized Patient; CHSU
Marie Gilbert, DNP, RN, CHSE
Director, Central California Center for Excellence in Nursing; California State University, Fresno
Ralph Herrera, B.S.
Simulation Specialist, Operations; CHSU
Lisa Hood, CNP, MSA, RN, FNP-C
Director, MSN/Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Assistant Professor of Nursing; Saint Agnes Medical Center
Lindsey Johnson, B.A.
Biomedicine Lab Instructor; The Center for Advanced Research and Technology
William Kim
CHSU-COM Student Doctor, Class of 2024; CHSU
Tara Lemoine, D.O., Fellow in Simulation Education and Research
Medical Simulation Director, Pediatric Intensivist; Valley Children’s Healthcare
Thayer Merritt, B.A.
Simulation Specialist, Mixed Media; CHSU
Catherine Milburn, EMT-P
Paramedic, EMS Instructor; West Hills College, Lemoore
Yoshihiro Ozaki, D.O., FAAP
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Primary Care; CHSU
Hospitalist; Valley Children’s Healthcare
Lorilee Perry, BSN, MSN, FNP, CNS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences; CHSU
Shelvia Salvano, BSN, RN
Simulation Coordinator; Gurnick Medical Academy
Kimberly Sokol, M.D., MS, Fellow in Emergency Medical Simulation
Director of Medical Simulation, GME Emergency Medicine Faculty; Kaweah Delta Hospital
Nanami Yoshioka, M.A.
Standardized Patient Educator; CHSU
Chair of the Council:
Leslie Catron, M.A.ED, BSN, RN, CHSE
Instructor, Simulation Center Director; CHSU
Council Members:
Kimberly Bilskey, MSN, RN, CHSE
Simulation Manager; Valley Children’s Healthcare
Kitty Cazares, MSN
Nursing Program Director; Merced Community College
Sydnei Fox, PharmD
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Sciences; CHSU
Marie Gilbert, DNP, RN, CHSE
Director, Central California Center for Excellence in Nursing; California State University, Fresno
Ruqayya Gill, D.O.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Specialty Medicine; CHSU
Ralph Herrera, B.S.
Simulation Specialist, Operations; CHSU
Simon Holguin, LNHA, RCFE
SNF Administrator/Executive Director; Bethel Lutheran Home
Lisa Hood, CNP, MSA, RN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner; Madera Community Hospital
Lindsey Johnson, B.A.
Biomedicine Lab Instructor; The Center for Advanced Research and Technology
Tara Lemoine, D.O., Fellow in Simulation Education and Research
Medical Simulation Director, Pediatric Intensivist; Valley Children’s Healthcare
Thayer Merritt, B.A.
Simulation Specialist, Mixed Media; CHSU
Whitney Rodriguez
Paramedic, EMS Education Coordinator; American Ambulance
Angela Rosati, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN
Adjunct Medical Surgical Faculty; West Hills College Lemoore, Kaweah Delta Hospital
Shelvia Salvano, BSN, RN
Simulation Coordinator; Gurnick Medical Academy
Kimberly Sokol, M.D., MS, Fellow in Emergency Medical Simulation
Director, Medical Simulation; Kaweah Delta Hospital
Nanami Yoshioka, M.A.
Standardized Patient Educator; CHSU